Yesterday I shared an article about a distinction I use daily in my training. Am I practicing a movement? Am I training a movement? Am I testing a movement? While there is certainly overlap, deciding ahead of time what I am doing helps to get better results. As you likely …
Can’t Focus with Hypnosis
Jeff asks about focusing in a hypnotic state: “Hello Logan. Thanks for the downloads. Just a couple of questions. When listening to the hypnosis mp3’s, my thoughts tend to jump from one to another, then I will try to focus on what you are saying. Because of this inability to …
Practicing a New Physical Skill
In this article I’ll be discussing how I was able to quickly develop a new skill set in a short amount of time. Although the focus is walking on springy stilts, these same concepts can be applied to all kinds of skills, from the physical to the mental. To adequately …
Practice is a Meta Skill
I describe practice as a meta-skill. Meta means over or above, thus this means it’s a skill set over and above other skills. Basically, if you get good at “practicing” you can apply that to anything. If you get good at lifting weights you may only be good at lifting …
Practicing vs. Training vs. Testing
The following is an excerpt from Practicing Strength and Movement: How to Gain Any Skill FASTER! which is the new manual now available. In working around the idea of “strength is a skill” I came up with the following continuum. Previously I have pointed out the difference between training and …
30 Day Challenge – Part 2
Feeling the soreness from attending gymnastics I still had to balance, per my 30 day challenge. Even kicking up into a handstand was difficult due to my hamstrings, particularly my right one, being sore. I kept the practice short. Even though my upper body wasn’t quite as sore it was …
Back to Gymnastics
A few years back I regularly attended a gymnastics class. This wasn’t back when I was a kid, as is the case for 99% of gymnasts, but because I wanted to master gymnastic skills as an adult. I wanted to strength and skill that comes with it. This fell away …